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Checklist for Subfamily Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Continents


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
734
7366
51296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
716
7312
51144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
268
3165
24238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
265
3148
24112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
232
2987
23012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
131
1846
11236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
106
1646
10355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
85
1358
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
109
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
91
800
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
20
278
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
20 Genera with 278 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Atoportunus Ng & Takeda, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 186336SpeciesTaxom
Carupella Lenz, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Colneptunus L& 337;renthey, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19759SpeciesTaxom
Eodemus Koch, Spirid..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Incultus Koch, Spirid..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 18784SpeciesTaxom
Lupea H. Milne Edw..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 193913SpeciesTaxom
Necronectes A. Milne-Edw..., 19998SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 2006170SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoachelous Portell & Co..., 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Sanquerus Manning, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Trionectes Koch, Spirid..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 193727SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
278 Species and 12 Subspecies
Arenaeus bidens (Smith, 1869)⇒ Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856
Arenaeus cribarians
Arenaeus cribarius Lamarck, 1818
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Arenaeus cutrarius
Arenaeus mexicanus Gerstaecker, 1856Reticulated swimming crab
Atoportunus dolichopus Takeda, 2003
Atoportunus gustavi Ng & Takeda, 2003Cavernicolous Swimming Crab
Atoportunus pluto Ng & Takeda, 2003
Callinectes affinis Fausto, 1980
Callinectes alcocki (P. S. Chen, 1933)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Callinectes alexandri (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Portunus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus Herbst, 1783
Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883Bigfisted swimcrab
Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863Arched swimming crab
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson, 1859Cortez swimming crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes declivis M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Callinectes diacanthus Latreille, 1825
Callinectes diacanthus africanus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1879)⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Callinectes dubia (Kingsley, 1879)⇒ Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes ferreirai
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes hastatus
Callinectes larvatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Callinectes latimanus (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune, 1883
Callinectes maracaiboensis (Taissoun, 1962)⇒ Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes nitidus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1879)⇒ Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes pallidus Rochebrune, 1883Gladiator swimcrab
Callinectes paraensis Beurlen, 1958
Callinectes pirabensis
Callinectes platei (P. S. Chen, 1933)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Callinectes pleuriticus (Ordway, 1863)⇒ Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863
Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930Sharptooth swimcrab
Callinectes reticulares
Callinectes reticulatus M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes sapidus acutidens (Rathbun, 1896)⇒ Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Callinectes toxodes Ordway, 1863
Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863Giant swimcrab
Callinectes tumidus (Ordway, 1863)⇒ Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856
Carupella natalensis Lenz & Strunck, 1914
Colneptunus hungaricus Lorenthey, 1929
Cronius bispinosus Miers, 1886
Cronius obscura
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871Crevice sculling crab
Cycloachelous elongatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous granulatus granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cycloachelous granulatus unispinosus Miers, 1884
Cycloachelous levigatus Koch, 2021Smooth Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous octodentatus Gordon, 1938
Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Cycloachelous suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Eodemus hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Incultus tuberculosus A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Laleonectes kuriya Mendoza & Devi, 2017
Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Laleonectes stridens Crosnier & M..., 2002
Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia australiensis Stephenson &..., 1973
Monomia calla Koch, TS Ngu..., 2015
Monomia curvipenis Stephenson, 1961
Monomia euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Monomia haani Stimpson, 1858Red Swimming Crab
Monomia lucida Koch & ÄŽuri..., 2018
Monomia petrea Alcock, 1899Swimming Crab
Monomia petreus Alcock, 1899
Monomia pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961
Monomia rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Monomia samoensis Ward, 1939
Necronectes collinsi C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Necronectes nodosa C. E. Schwei..., 2002
Necronectes nodosus C. Schweitze..., 2002
Necronectes proavita M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Necronectes proavitus Rathbun, 1918
Necronectes schafferi Glaessner, 1928
Necronectes summus Collins & Do..., 1995
Necronectes tajinensis F. J. Vega, 1999
Portunus (Achelous) angustus (Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Achelous angustus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Achelous) brevimanus (Faxon, 1895)⇒ Achelous brevimanus Faxon, 1895
Portunus (Achelous) dubius (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Achelous) floridanus (M. J. Rathbun, 1930)⇒ Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus granulatus granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) guaymasensis (Garth & Step..., 1966)⇒ Achelous guaymasensis Garth & Step..., 1966
Portunus (Achelous) iridescens (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Achelous iridescens Rathbun, 1894
Portunus (Achelous) orbicularis (Richters, 1880)⇒ Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860
Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Achelous) stanfordi (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Achelous stanfordi Rathbun, 1902
Portunus (Achelous) suborbicularis (Stephenson, 1975)⇒ Cycloachelous suborbicularis Stephenson, 1975
Portunus (Achelous) tuberculatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830
Portunus (Achelous) yoronensis (Sakai, 1974)⇒ Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) innominatus Rathbun, 1909
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) minutus Shen, 1937
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) whitei
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) wilsoni Moosa, 1981
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus argentatus argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus argentatus glareosus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Monomia) australiensis Stephenson &..., 1973
Portunus (Monomia) curvipenis Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Monomia) euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Monomia) lecromi Moosa, 1996
Portunus (Monomia) petreus Alcock, 1899
Portunus (Monomia) pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Monomia) rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Portunus (Monomia) samoensis Ward, 1939
Portunus (Portunus) acuminatus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Portunus) affinis Faxon, 1893
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Australian Blue Swimmer Crab
Portunus (Portunus) asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) inaequalis Miers, 1881
Portunus (Portunus) madagascariensis Hoffmann, 1877
Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pelagius
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) reticulatus Herbst, 1799
Portunus (Portunus) rufiarcus Davie, 1987
Portunus (Portunus) rufiremus (Holthuis, 1959)⇒ Achelous rufiremus Holthuis, 1959
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus sanguinolentus hawaiiensis Stephenson, 1968
Portunus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus Herbst, 1783Red-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Portunus (Portunus) segnis Forskål, 1775
Portunus (Portunus) trituberculatus Miers, 1876Gazami crab
Portunus (Portunus) ventralis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) acerbiterminalis (Stephenson &..., 1967)⇒ Portunus arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) alcocki Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) arabicus Nobili, 1905
Portunus (Xiphonectes) brockii De Man, 1887
Portunus (Xiphonectes) guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Portunus (Xiphonectes) latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus longispinosus bidens Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus M. J. Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) mariei Guinot, 1957
Portunus (Xiphonectes) paralatibrachium Crosnier, 2002
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pseudotenuipes Spiridonov, 1999
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchicristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) rugosus A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Xiphonectes) spiniferus Stephenson &..., 1967
Portunus (Xiphonectes) spinipes Miers, 1886
Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes De Haan, 1833
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tridentatus Yang, Dai & ..., 1979
Portunus (Xiphonectes) trilobatus Stephenson, 1972
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Blood-spot swimming crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tweediei Shen, 1937
Portunus anisodon (De Haan, 1850)⇒ Charybdis anisodon De Haan, 1850
Portunus annulata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis annulata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus annulatus (Weber, 1795)⇒ Charybdis annulata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus arcuatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus atecuicitilis
Portunus atecuicitlis Vega, 1999
Portunus bahamensis Rathbun, 1930
Portunus barbarus (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827
Portunus biguttatus Risso, 1816
Portunus binoculus (Holthuis, 1969)⇒ Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Portunus catharus (White, 1843)⇒ Ovalipes catharus White, 1843
Portunus corrugatus Pennant, 1777
Portunus corrugatus strigilis
Portunus denticulatus (Marion de Pr..., 1822)⇒ Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758
Portunus depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859
Portunus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Portunus diacantha (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Portunus edwardsi Sismonda, 1861
Portunus emarginatus (Stephenson &..., 1959)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Portunus gallicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Portunus granulata (De Haan, 1833)⇒ Charybdis granulata De Haan, 1833
Portunus guttatus (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Portunus haanii Stimpson, 1858
Portunus haitensis M. J. Rathbun, 1923
Portunus hawaiiensis Stephenson, 1968
Portunus hericartii Desmarest, 1822
Portunus holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Portunus integifrons (Marion de Pr..., 1822)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Portunus integrifrons (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Portunus latipes (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Portumnus latipes Pennant, 1777
Portunus levigatus M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Portunus lividus Leach, 1814
Portunus longipes (Risso, 1816)⇒ Bathynectes longipes Risso, 1816
Portunus longispinis
Portunus longispinnus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Portunus longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus longpipes
Portunus lucifer (Weber, 1795)⇒ Charybdis lucifera Fabricius, 1798
Portunus lucifera (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis lucifera Fabricius, 1798
Portunus mamoreus
Portunus marmoreus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814
Portunus menestho Herbst, 1803
Portunus miles (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Charybdis miles De Haan, 1835
Portunus monspeliensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1860
Portunus muelleri Collins, 2014
Portunus nipponensis (Sakai, 1938)⇒ Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Portunus oahuensis (Edmondson, 1954)⇒ Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Portunus oblongus M. J. Rathbun, 1920
Portunus oligocenicus Paucă, 1929
Portunus pichilinquei (Rathbun, 1930)⇒ Portunus minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus pictus (Say, 1817)⇒ Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799
Portunus pirabaensis Martins-Neto, 2001
Portunus pirabensis Brito, 1971
Portunus plicatus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Portunus poissonii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826
Portunus puber (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus pusillinus Secretan, 1971
Portunus pusillus (Leach, 1816)⇒ Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816
Portunus rondeleti
Portunus rondeletii (Risso, 1816)⇒ Liocarcinus rondeletii Risso, 1816
Portunus ruber (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818
Portunus sinuosodactylus Stephenson, 1967
Portunus spimanus
Portunus tenuis Rathbun, 1919
Portunus tranquebaricus (Weber, 1795)⇒ Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Portunus truncata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis truncata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus truncatus (Weber, 1795)⇒ Charybdis truncata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus unidens
Portunus validus (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851
Portunus variegata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis variegata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Charybdis variegata Fabricius, 1798
Portunus vectensis Carter, 1898
Portunus viai Secretan, 1971
Portunus vickburgensis
Portunus vigil (Weber, 1795)⇒ Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798
Portunus vocans (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Portunus vossi (Lemaitre, 1992)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus withersi Glaessner, 1933
Portunus woodwardi Morris & Col..., 1991
Portunus yaucoensis C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Sanquerus validus Herklots, 1851
Scylla costata M. J. Rathbun, 1919
Scylla michelini A. Milne-Edw..., 1860
Scylla olivacea Herbst, 1796Orange Mud Crab
Scylla ozawai Glaessner, 1933
Scylla paramamosain Estampador, 1949
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Scylla tranquebarica oceanica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775
Trionectes tenuipes De Haan, 1835
Xiphonectes aculeatus Koch & ÄŽuri..., 2019
Xiphonectes alcocki Nobili, 1906
Xiphonectes andersoni De Man, 1887
Xiphonectes arabicus Nobili, 1905
Xiphonectes brockii De Man, 1887
Xiphonectes guinotae Stephenson &..., 1961
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes latibrachium Rathbun, 1906
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes mariei Guinot, 1957
Xiphonectes paralatibrachium Crosnier, 2002
Xiphonectes pseudohastatoides Yang & Tang, 2006
Xiphonectes pseudotenuipes Spiridonov, 1999
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Xiphonectes rugosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Xiphonectes spiniferus Stephenson &..., 1967
Xiphonectes spinipes Miers, 1886
Xiphonectes stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Xiphonectes tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Xiphonectes tenuipes De Haan, 1835
Xiphonectes tridentatus Yang, Dai & ..., 1979
Xiphonectes trilobatus Stephenson, 1972
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861
Xiphonectes tuerkayi Spiridonov, 2016
Xiphonectes tweediei Shen, 1937


Links, sources and further information
Portuninae at biodiversity.org.au
Portuninae at marinespecies.org